?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F27546%2F&rft.title=LGBT+aging%3A+the+approaching+silver+wave&rft.creator=Urda%2C+Kevin&rft.description=Over+the+next+twenty+to+thirty+years%2C+nearly+four+million+LGBT+Baby+Boomers+will+be+retiring+and+begin+using+the+aging+services+in+the+United+States.+This+thesis+presents+a+critical+literature+synthesis+that+examines+the+public+health+significance+of+LGBT+seniors%E2%80%99+health+disparities+and+health+protectors%2C+the+historical+framework+that+has+shaped+their+lives%2C+and+the+structural+issues+that+create+health+disparities.+Unique+aspects+of+subgroups+within+the+LGBT+population+are+extrapolated+as+well.+The+three+major+recommendations+to+support+LGBT+seniors+are%3A+1)+Improve+LGBT+research+to+gather+more+nuanced+information+on+LGBT+seniors+including+the+intersection+of+sexuality+with+other+minority+statuses%2C+2)+Support+aging-in-place+for+LGBT+seniors+to+give+them+a+safe%2C+supportive+environment+surrounded+by+self-selected+friends+and+family%2C+and+3)+Improve+and+implement+LGBT+sensitivity+training+for+medical+and+support+groups+working+with+LGBT+seniors.&rft.date=2016-06-29&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F27546%2F1%2FThesis_ETD_Urda_4_2016.pdf&rft.identifier=++Urda%2C+Kevin++(2016)+LGBT+aging%3A+the+approaching+silver+wave.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++